Penn State Basketball: How to watch vs #4 OSU, G League updates, 2021 tournament
By Evan Smith
Penn State is tournament bound … next season
Penn State athletics announced that the basketball team will participate in the Emerald Coast Classic this November. The tournament will include LSU, Oregon State and Wake forest and is played on the Northwest Florida State College campus on November 26th and 27th. Penn State has not traditionally faired well in these “pre-season tournaments”. Here is their last few results:
2019 — NIT Season Tip-Off: 3rd place (beat Syracuse, lost to Ole Miss)
2018 — Cancun Challenge: Runner Up (beat Wright State, lost to Bradley)
2017 — Legends Classic: Runner Up (beat Pittsburgh, lost to Texas A&M)
2016 — Hall of Fame Tip-Off: Lost in Consolation (lost to Duke and Cincinnati)
2015 — Las Vegas Classic: Won in Consolation (lost to Colorado, beat Kent State)
2014 — Charleston Classic: Champions (beat Cornell and Southern California)
2013 — Barclays Center Classic: Runner Up (beat St. John’s in OT, lost to Ole Miss)
2012 — Puerto Rico Tip-Off: 4th place (lost to NC State, beat Providence in OT, lost to Akron)
2011 — Basketball Hall of Tame Tip-off Tournament (lost to Kentucky, beat South Florida)
2009 — Charleston Classic: 7th place (lost to UNC Wilmington, lost to Tulane, beat Davidson)
2008 — Philly Hoop Group Classic: 3rd place (lost to Rhode Island, beat Towson)
2007 — Old Spice Classic : 8th place (lost to South Carolina, lost to Rider, lost to Central Florida)
2004 — BCA Classic: 6th place (lost to Illinois State, beat Western Carolina, lost to S Carolina State)
AZCentral.com Hoops Classic: 3rd Place (lost to Valparaiso, beat Long Island)
2003 — Comcast Lobo Tournament :3rd Place (beat Arkansas State, lost to New Mexico)
We may not have a coaching staff or any recruits, but hey, we at least have a tournament!
